William Dalrymple, The Golden Road. How Ancient India Transformed the World. London 2024: Bloomsbury Publishing
From 250 BC to 1200 AD, India acted as the primary engine of global innovation, spreading its unique philosophies and scientific breakthroughs across Eurasia. Through William Dalrymple’s “Golden Road,” these ideas traveled from the Red Sea to the Pacific, shaping the modern world through sheer cultural allure rather than conquest.
Darrell L. Whiteman, Crossing Cultures with the Gospel. Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness
The main contents of the book are divided into five parts (I. The Concept of Culture; II. Incarnational Ministry; III. Common Communication Problems; IV. Overcoming Culture Shock; V. Growing into Effective Communicators), accompanied by an introductory chapter (Conversion of the Missionary) and the short final conclusion. Bibliography (16 pages) and Index (11 pages) are useful additions.
Recommended Reading: Adat and Islam among the Minangkabau (Indonesia)
Anton Quack †, Adat und Islam bei den Minangkabau (Indonesien) [Adat and Islam among the Minangkabau (Indonesia)]. Anthropos 120. 2024/1: 83–94. [The original article is in German]
The Minangkabau of the Sumatra’s highland in Indonesia still preserve their matrilineal structures which are closely-knit with the Islamic socio-religious system of Islam.
Recommended Reading: The Constantinian Twist in the Ecclesial Tale: At the Intersection of the Power of the Empire and the Vulnerability of the Cross.
Thomas Malipurathu: The Constantinian Twist in the Ecclesial Tale: At the Intersection of the Power of the Empire and the Vulnerability of the Cross. Verbum SVD 66:2025/1-2: 31–55.
Navigating through the history of the Roman Empire, Thomas firstly inquires into its transformation from the republican structure to imperial government and secondly, brings in Paul the Apostle’s “theologia crucis” as the pivotal goal of missionary endeavour and the church.
Mission Display Sections
150 Years of the SVD -Mission Display- Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Ther Relics Life of Arnold Janssen, SVD Foundation The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) was founded in a small village Steyl in the Netherlands by the German border on September 8, 1875. Its Founder, Fr. […]
Mission Display Collegio del Verbo Divino
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Darren T. Duerksen, Christ-Followers in Other Religions. The Global Witness of Insider Movements
Darren T. Duerksen, Christ-Followers in Other Religions. The Global Witness of Insider Movements, Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2022. 190+XVI pp. ISBN 978-1-914454-64-6
This slim volume offers a highly intriguing reading. First, because of its contents well described by the book title. Second, because it comes from the evangelical strands of Christianity, where individual conversion (often understood as a radical break with the past) has been strongly emphasised. Meanwhile the author presents the phenomenon with an attitude of readiness to discover the workings of the Holy Spirit beyond the visible borders of the Christian community (no attempt to improve one’s own conversion strategies).
SEDOS – 60 years of the commitment to God’s Mission
It is a time to celebrate our togetherness – SEDOS is completing its 60th year! Therefore, the Executive Committee is planning to organize the event with a celebration during the SEDOS Annual General Assembly and Christmas Party on December 18, 2024.
